Jyothi Vennam wins hat-trick of gold medals at Archery World Cup

Asian Games champion Jyothi Surekha Vennam’s incredible presence of mind helped her bag a stunning hat-trick of gold medals as she spearheaded India’s dominance at the ongoing Archery World Cup Stage 1 in Shanghai on Saturday.The World No. 3 Jyothi fought past tournament top seed Andrea Becerra of Mexico in a tight shoot-off finish 146=146 (9*-9) to complete a rare feat during the season-opening global showpiece. 7-year-old Vijayawada archer returned with a hattrick of gold medals, winning individual, women’s team and mixed team events.

UNBELIEVABLE WIN.
Jyothi Surekha Venam wins the first stage of the Hyundai Archery World Cup and secures a spot at the season finale in Mexico.#ArcheryWorldCup #archery @india_archery pic.twitter.com/aMB4Ip2boT

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India demonstrated their dominance in the non-Olympic compound category during the morning session, making a clean sweep of the team events. Jyothi, along with Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur, outclassed Italy 236-225 in the women's compound team event, dropping only four points.

for India #TeamIndia trio of @VJSurekha, Aditi Swami & @Parrneettt won gold medal in the Compound Women's Team event at the Archery World Cup in Shanghai.#ArcheryWorldCup pic.twitter.com/l5Pnz7CM8S

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